Vipassana Meditation and Ayahuasca
Park Street Press,U.S. (Verlag)
9798888500439 (ISBN)
• Reveals how the author, a long-time Buddhist practitioner, found ayahuasca to be a remarkable catalyst on his spiritual path, ultimately reinvigorating his own practice
• Explores the ayahuasca ceremony process in depth, detailing the author’s multi-session experience in Peru and “best practices” when taking ayahuasca
• Offers an introduction to Tibetan Buddhist practice, including a guided instruction to four progressive techniques of Shamata Vipassana meditation
Over the last several decades, serious study of Tibetan Buddhism and the use of Ayahuasca as an agent for spiritual growth have both become widespread in the West. Though the two traditions originate in widely different parts of the world, both are effective in working with the ego and creating a genuine spiritual opening.
Uniting these two paths, C. Clinton Sidle takes readers through his own journey as a long-time but sometimes-struggling Buddhist practitioner whose sojourn to Peru for a series of Ayahuasca ceremonies provided an invaluable shift in his own spiritual approach. Sidle reveals how Ayahuasca was a remarkable catalyst in pointing out his self-deception and psycho-emotional obstacles, which ultimately revitalized his practice and authentic presence in his daily life. But, as the author points out, although a skillful means and a useful aid, Ayahuasca is not a complete path on its own.
Introducing the calm mindfulness of Shamata Vipassana meditation as a sustainable developmental path to support and integrate the awakenings catalyzed by Ayahuasca, Sidle emphasizes the complementary nature of both his work in Peru and his longer-term studies in Buddhism. He describes his own challenges with spiritual self-deception and stagnation—not uncommon on the Buddhist path, shares how he integrated the lessons of his Ayahuasca experiences into his Buddhist practice, and offers readers a methodical and guided introduction to four progressive techniques of Shamata Vipassana meditation.
Whether readers are long-term seekers or novices, this book can provide a singular means of aligning and reinvigorating the spiritual path toward an awakened life.
C. Clinton Sidle is the former and founding director of the Roy H. Park Leadership Fellows Program at Cornell University’s Johnson Graduate School of Management, where his leadership programs are nationally recognized. A longtime Buddhist practitioner and the author of several books, including The Leadership Wheel, he lives in Ithaca, New York.
Introduction
PART I
The Cosmic Fool
1 What Makes You a Buddhist
2 The Cosmic Fool
PART II
Cracking the Cosmic Egg
3 Introduction to Ayahuasca
4 My Experience: Ceremonies and Reflections
5 The Three-Year Cycle Ends: Some Takeaways
PART III
A Path of Awakening
6 Longing and the Spirit of Awakening
7 Meditation Benefits and Myths
Shamata Instruction I
8 The Monkey Mind
Shamata Instruction II
9 The Grip of the Lesser Spirit 1
Sweeping Shamata Vipassana Instruction I
10 The Freedom of the Greater Spirit
Sweeping Shamata Vipassana Instruction II
11 The Cosmic Joke: Peering into Transcendence
and Who Am I?
Open Shamata Vipassana I
12 Bodhicitta and the Six Paramitas
Open Shamata Vipassana II
13 The Bodhisattva’s Way of Life
Open Space Vipassana I
14 Karma and Taking Everything as Path
Open Space Vipassana II
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author and Suggested Retreat Centers
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.12.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 2 b&w illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Rochester |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 336 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Entspannung / Meditation / Yoga |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Buddhismus | |
| ISBN-13 | 9798888500439 / 9798888500439 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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